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Harriman

[har-uh-muhn]

noun

  1. Edward Henry, 1848–1909, U.S. financier and railroad magnate.

  2. his son W(illiam) Averell 1891–1986, U.S. diplomat: governor of New York 1954–58.



Harriman

/ ˈhærɪmən /

noun

  1. W ( illiam ) Averell. 1891–1986, US diplomat: negotiated the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty with the Soviet Union (1963); governor of New York (1955–58)

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Harriman suggested that it’s time to start designing bumper stickers with a motto to build support.

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Bessent, a native of South Carolina, graduated from Yale University and started his career at the Brown Brothers Harriman, one of the oldest investment firms in the US.

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If “Knight of Fortune” is a gentle nudge to the ribs, Misan Harriman’s “The After” is a two-by-four to the gut — and not in a good way.

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Harriman adds: "I'm someone who suffers from pretty bad imposter syndrome, so this has been quite good for that."

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Rolling out multiple ETFs in a cluster has become an increasingly common strategy, said John Hooson, managing director of global ETF product at Brown Brothers Harriman.

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